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Artist

Yuto Yonemura

Yuto Yonemura
Yuto Yonemura

Drawing inspiration from overwhelming presences beyond human understanding, as well as from an admiration for and interest in particular individuals rooted in personal experience, the artist works with a wide range of materials, including clay, stone, and FRP. While creating distinctive narratives articulated through physical relationships, the artist also seeks to imbue the works with inner emotions such as pain, fear, longing, and awe. In making these works, particular attention is given to weakness, failure, and imperfection—qualities that stand in contrast to the strength, grandeur, and sublimity often associated with sculptures that emphasize masculinity.

Biography

Born in Osaka in 1996. Graduated from the Mixed-Media Course, Department of Fine and Applied Arts, Kyoto University of Art and Design, in 2019. In the same year, he formed the artist unit “john gan jihn” with Rui Fujimoto. The unit works intermittently, inviting different members to participate depending on the exhibition or project.
Recent solo exhibitions include “big moth” (Marco Gallery, Osaka, 2025), “Yuto Yonemura’s Zetsuen People” (EUKARYOTE, Tokyo, 2024), and “BAROM (or Several Long Stories)” (The Triangle, Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art, Kyoto, 2023).

Events

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El Momento Perfecto
Exhibition

El Momento Perfecto

Yuto Yonemura, Mizuki Endo